James "Jimmy" Bonthrone (16 June 1929 – 7 June 2008) was a Scottish

Scotland

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 professional

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 footballer

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, coach

Coach (sport)

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 and manager

Head coach

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.

Born in Kinglassie

Kinglassie

Kinglassie is a small village in central Fife, Scotland.It is located 0.5 miles to the southwest of Glenrothes...

, Fife

Fife

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, Bonthrone's playing career centred around his time with a successful East Fife

East Fife F.C.

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 team, although he also played for Dundee

Dundee F.C.

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, and for George Farm

George Farm

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 at . He won the Scottish League Cup

Scottish League Cup

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 as a player with East Fife in 1953.

After retiring as a player, Bonthrone managed

Head coach

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 East Fife from 1963 until 1969 before assisting Eddie Turnbull

Eddie Turnbull

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 at Aberdeen

Aberdeen F.C.

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. Bonthrone was assistant manager when Aberdeen won the Scottish Cup

Scottish Cup

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 in 1970

Scottish Cup 1969-70

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. He was promoted to become the Aberdeen manager in 1971 after Turnbull moved to Hibernian

Hibernian F.C.

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.

Bonthrone managed the Dons from 1971 until his resignation in 1975. The club won the Drybrough Cup

Drybrough Cup

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 in 1971 just after he was appointed. He gave Willie Miller

Willie Miller

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 his debut, but had to contend with the high profile departures of Martin Buchan

Martin Buchan

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 and Joe Harper

Joe Harper (footballer)

Joseph Montgomery Harper is a Scottish former footballer, mainly remembered for his two spells with Aberdeen, during which he became the club's record goalscorer.-Club career:...

, which effectively broke up the team that had been successful under Turnbull.

After leaving Aberdeen, he became commercial manager with East Fife before retiring.

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